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Lent is the holiest season of the Catholic and Orthodox Christian church year. During Lent, we "follow" Jesus on His journey to Calvary. We practice prayer, fasting, giving things up and almsgiving. in imitation of Christ's suffering...

Easter weekend is a popular time to visit Walt Disney World. Some schools are closed for Spring Break. It is also a good time of year to escape after a long winter and enjoy the Florida sunshine.If you're planning to visit Walt Disney World...

Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant Christians observe Palm Sunday which celebrates the Biblical triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem one week before His crucifixion. Palm Sunday begins Holy Week and the countdown to the Paschal Triduum (Holy...

A Catholic acquaintance is rather taken with employing one liner catch phrases into his claims about the Catholic church. For example, it is the almost 2,000 year old apostolic church that has always believed the same things.Well, he recently...

Yoga is seen as an universal accepted exercise. Millions of people practice yoga at any age. Yoga is seen all around us including malls, parks, schools and libraries. Many use yoga as exercise and a way of becoming closer to spiritual aspect in...

The story of Brother Joseph, the Catholic Benedictine monk who built Ave Maria Grotto in Cullman, Alabama is truly an inspiration.Documentary film tells the Brother Joseph and Ave Maria Grotto story of vintage inspiration“Brother Joseph and...

The Catholic Christian faith is rich in Biblical teaching, prayer, sacraments and oral tradition. The Catholic liturgical calendar is full of other specials holy days. Catholics commemorate patron saints feast days. To help children learn about...

Our Lenten journey in the Catholic church begins on Ash Wednesday and follows Jesus Christ for forty days of suffering in the desert, up to Holy Week and the Easter Triduum. Here are free printable Lenten calendars to help your experience of Lent...

On Ash Wednesday, Catholic and Orthodox Christians begin the penitential season of Lent. During this 40-day period, we follow Christ’s temptation in the desert. The Lenten season ends with Holy Week, the Easter Triduum of Christ's...

Outside Pittsburgh, in a small, blue-collar suburb, St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Parish sits as the first Croatian church in the United States.But the Croatian parish isn't the only historical value. Inside the Roman Catholic church,...

The Winthop Playmakers welcomes 2015 with their spring production, Dan Goggin’s ‘Nunsense’ for one weekend only Friday, February 20 through Sunday, February 22!Before Whoopi Goldberg got an audience "back in the habit"...

Catholics celebrate several special religious days, referred to as holy days of obligation. These days center around a Bible event in the life of Jesus or His Blessed Mother, the Virgin Mary. Holy Days are All Saints Day (Nov. 1), Feast of the...

The Catholic church enters the Lenten season of preparation before Easter. For Catholic and Orthodox Christians, Easter is about more than just bunnies and candy. Easter celebrates the Passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. During Lent,...

Tucked between South Brook and South Floyd streets, in the shadow of I-65, sits the headquarters of a historic Louisville institution – The Archdiocese of Louisville. Louisville’s Archdiocese dates back to 1808, when Thomas Jefferson...

We are having "church without the god-bits" on Sunday morning 2-8-15 (Sunday Assembly Portland). We are for everyone of any belief system (Catholic, Mormon, Muslim, Hindu, atheist, agnostic, whatever). We just don't preach anything...